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Makers of Electronic Cigarette call it a safe, healthy alternative
Makers of Electronic Cigarette call it a safe, healthy alternative
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 div_news_02"><p> BOSTON -- Makers of a new product say it can give smokers satisfaction without the health risk.</p> <p> The "E-Cig", or Electronic Cigarette, is claimed to be safe because there is no tobacco, tar, or smoke. The pen-sized cigarette is made of plastic and metal and is battery charged. The tiny white cartridges contain water, propylene glycol, nicotine, and a tobacco flavor, and supply enough nicotine for up to two packs of cigarettes.</p> <p> "There is no second hand smoke, there is no tobacco in this product as far as I know," says Jonathan Winickoff, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital.</p> <p> 7NEWS put the new product to the test by giving smokers a chance to try the E-Cig for a week.</p> <p> "You actually inhale something and you get nicotine from it so its definitely a big help, I'd say," remarked Joe Callahan, who has been a smoker for 10 years.</p> <p> "I found it awkward especially like in public and people are like "what's that?" and I was constantly explaining but you know," said Erica Cassesso, an on and off smoker of 11 years.</p> <p> "It's a little difficult to inhale, it takes a lot of force," said Angela Harrar, a decade long smoker, "which might be one of the reasons why I didn't take to it as much as I had hoped."</p> <p> None of the testers said they were able to extinguish their cigarettes completely, but they did say it helped them cut down by substituting the E-Cig for real ones. The testers also said they liked how they could get a nicotine fix inside public places.</p> <p> The E-Cig is sold online for about $99 dollars.</p> </div>
